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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Know Your Rites

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine ceremonies in cultures around the world that celebrate young peoples' entry into adulthood.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

African Masks

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars make replicas of African masks. They also express what attributes they would want to have as an adult and put that into their mask.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sowei Mask, Sierra Leone

For Students 9th - 10th
Sowei masks -- unique to the region around Sierra Leone -- are worn by senior members of the all-female Sande Society during rite-of-passage ceremonies that signify a girl's transition to adulthood. They are carved expressions of local...